Brief Summary: The Brief Summary in EMIS Web provides a quick look at key patient information. This includes:
- Recent consultations: Only the last three.
- Medications: All current medications the patient is prescribed.
- Active Problems: Displays all active problems, organised by their onset date.
- Past Problems: Only significant past medical issues are included.
- Investigations: Shows the latest entry of each investigation code.
- Allergies: Lists all instances of each allergy code.
- Health Status: The most recent entries for blood pressure, weight, height, BMI, alcohol consumption, and smoking status.
- Immunisations and diary reminders also make part of this summary.
Full Summary: The Full Summary is much more comprehensive, encompassing:
- Consultations: Includes all past consultations logged in the patient's record.
- Medications: Like the brief summary, it details all current medications.
- Active and Past Problems: Comprehensive inclusion of all active and past medical issues, both minor and significant.
- Investigations: All historical entries of investigation codes are included.
- Health History: Complete patient history regarding health metrics and lifestyle details.
- Immunisations: Covers the complete immunisation history.
- Diary alerts: All QOF diary alerts and scheduled reviews.
Utilising these summaries effectively can improve decision-making by providing succinct patient information at a glance, saving valuable time in assessing patient needs.
"The Brief Summary is ideal for rapid reviews of recent health activities, while the Full Summary offers an expansive overview of a patient’s medical history."
Incorporating summaries into routine practice can streamline patient interactions and facilitate coherent communications between healthcare professionals.
